Question

Why did policymakers in the Johnson administration want to continue U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
a. They wanted to unify North and South Vietnam as one nation.
b. They wanted Vietnam as a permanent trading partner.
c. They did not want to lose South Vietnam to Communism.
d. They wanted to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem and his government.

Answer 1

One reason why policymakers in the Johnson administration wanted to continue U.S. involvement in Vietnam was because "c. They did not want to lose South Vietnam to Communism," since this was during the Cold War, when the US was locked in a battle against the spread of communism.